More than 100 people are to lose their jobs at a Stoke-on-Trent ceramics firm.

Managers at Qualceram Shires said the Leek Road factory in Hanley, which makes ceramic bathroom products, was too expensive to run.

Some production will be moved to the firm's plant in nearby Longton, the rest will be sent abroad.

However, managers say there is little prospect of switching any of the Hanley jobs to Longton.

Trading difficult

Qualceram said trading conditions were difficult and that it wanted to safeguard production at its other factories.

The job losses are the latest in a series in the Potteries.

Last November, 250 people were made redundant at Royal Doulton.

That followed last February's announcement that 1,000 jobs were to go at the same firm.